According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), electromagnetic fields are considered ‘possibly carcinogenic with a causal association considered credible, but when chance, bias or confounding cannot be ruled out with reasonable confidence’, according to the definition of Group 2B carcinogenic substances. Given that a very-high-voltage power line such as the one planned to run between Almassora and Morella (Castellón, Spain) emits electromagnetic waves at extremely low frequencies:

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Can the Commission tell us what measures are needed to prevent illnesses among the local population?

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Did the Spanish Government take all necessary steps, applying the prevention principle, when it approved the plans of the Red Eléctrica Española power company?